2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How can thoughtful people even *consider* Hillary for President? [View all]Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)They're blinders that only allow recognition of the female bits insofar as this election's concerned. The sort of blinders one dons to stay gender-focused as to the next POTUS. And god knows I'm not EVEN hinting at the way The GOP race leader looks at females!
Let me profess that as a hetero male spectator in our country's politics - I have a distinct admiration for female bits. Hell, I'm a product of female bits. But to focus on them as the primary qualifier to be the next leader of the free world would be a mistake of epic proportions. The time for a woman in the White House will come. For that day to be a good thing will depend on the correct aspirant possessing all the requisite talents - not just because of gender-specific qualifiers.
The correct woman will not paint a rosy future to enchant us. Haw MANY times have we fallen for that fallacious fantasy? Enough is enough. Ms Warren would be qualified but for her integrity as a senator. She was my number one choice before she refused to pull a "Palin" on the people who sent her to DC. But Bernie's stepped up to save the day. Now that's who this household wants to lead the USA.
HRC seems like a nice person - never mind that she is out of touch with those of us in the trenches. She's a bonafide product of "the machine" - the machine most of us profess to loathe with intensity.
"I told them to cut it out" ........Tell me - Is my low-brow IQ being appeased or did she genuinely think I would stand up and cheer over that phony tale? Crap! That's a play that would work with the Donald Trump crowd. The wife and I are actually smarter than that. The after-the-fact denouncement of Keystone - the "me too" stance against the TPP (and now morphing "conditional" if I've heard right!) - other flip-flops while a senator - mirror these against Bernie's almost unflappable record and stances on the issues and female bits is about all ya got left. Do we want a woman in the Oval Office, or someone who answers to us?